Cultural Portraits is a reference guide that helps bridge the cultural gap with persons whose cultures differ from ours. It is an easy-to-use, instant-access source of information that can be readily used by Social Studies and ELL teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators, supervisors of organizations that employ foreign workers, police and border patrol officials, tourists, and generally all who come in contact with persons from different cultural backgrounds. It will help avoid embarrassing incidents and improve cross-cultural understanding and communication and result in better productivity--be that in the classroom, in the factory, or in neighborhoods where there are English Language Learners.